https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=MS4_fact_sheet_-_Green_Roofs&feed=atom&action=historyMS4 fact sheet - Green Roofs - Revision history2024-03-28T12:57:04ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.34.1https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=MS4_fact_sheet_-_Green_Roofs&diff=65906&oldid=prevMtrojan: /* Example incentives and initiatives */2023-01-23T23:22:18Z<p><span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment">Example incentives and initiatives</span></span></p>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>*[<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">http</del>://<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">www</del>.minneapolismn.gov/<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">publicworks</del>/<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">stormwater</del>/<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">green</del>/<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">stormwater_green</del>-<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">initiatives_index </del>'''City of Minneapolis''']. One of the many green initiatives being taken on by the City of Minneapolis is promoting green roofs. Minneapolis has set the goal of completing 150 green roofs around the city by the year 2015. Currently the city has 39 green roofs in place through the collaboration with local businesses, organizations, and other government agencies. In 2008, the city finished the over 5,000 square foot green roof a top the Minneapolis City Hall and Courthouse.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>*[<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">https</ins>://<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">www2</ins>.minneapolismn.gov/<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">government</ins>/<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">departments</ins>/<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">health</ins>/<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">sustainability</ins>-<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">homes-environment/sustainability/ </ins>'''City of Minneapolis''']. One of the many green initiatives being taken on by the City of Minneapolis is promoting green roofs. Minneapolis has set the goal of completing 150 green roofs around the city by the year 2015. Currently the city has 39 green roofs in place through the collaboration with local businesses, organizations, and other government agencies. In 2008, the city finished the over 5,000 square foot green roof a top the Minneapolis City Hall and Courthouse.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>*[<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">http</del>://<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">www1</del>.<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">toronto</del>.<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">ca</del>/<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">wps</del>/<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">portal</del>/<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">contentonly?vgnextoid</del>=<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">ad65327cd4cc1410VgnVCM10000071d60f89RCRD&vgnextchannel=2b4fb77320991410VgnVCM10000071d60f89RCRD </del>'''Toronto’s Eco-Roof Incentive Program''']. The scope of polices now available in Toronto to encourage green roof implementation include: 1) Incentives through the Green Roof Incentive Pilot Program with a &#128178;200,000 budget for the first year (2009) providing a &#128178;10 per square foot. financial incentive up to a maximum of &#128178;20,000 per project, and 2) green procurement by government facilities requiring that green roofs be installed on new City owned buildings and on retrofit projects where feasible.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>*[<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">https</ins>://<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">www</ins>.<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">c40</ins>.<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">org</ins>/<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">case-studies</ins>/<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">city-of-toronto-s-eco-roof-incentive-program-and-green-roof-bylaw</ins>/<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">#:~:text</ins>=<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">does%20it%20work%3F-,Green%20Roof%20Bylaw,m%C2%B2%20in%20gross%20floor%20area. </ins>'''Toronto’s Eco-Roof Incentive Program''']. The scope of polices now available in Toronto to encourage green roof implementation include: 1) Incentives through the Green Roof Incentive Pilot Program with a &#128178;200,000 budget for the first year (2009) providing a &#128178;10 per square foot. financial incentive up to a maximum of &#128178;20,000 per project, and 2) green procurement by government facilities requiring that green roofs be installed on new City owned buildings and on retrofit projects where feasible.</div></td></tr>
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</table>Mtrojanhttps://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=MS4_fact_sheet_-_Green_Roofs&diff=65905&oldid=prevMtrojan: /* Types of green roofs */2023-01-23T23:19:35Z<p><span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment">Types of green roofs</span></span></p>
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</table>Mtrojanhttps://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=MS4_fact_sheet_-_Green_Roofs&diff=32198&oldid=prevMtrojan at 19:16, 21 April 20172017-04-21T19:16:37Z<p></p>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Green roofs are becoming commonly accepted and installed across the Upper Midwest on buildings of all shapes and sizes. Green roofs are being utilized as a means to reduce costs associated with the life-cycle of conventional roofs, and heating and cooling. In addition, they are being used to address stormwater management and large green roofs are being used to create spaces for public benefit in urban settings.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Green roofs are becoming commonly accepted and installed across the Upper Midwest on buildings of all shapes and sizes. Green roofs are being utilized as a means to reduce costs associated with the life-cycle of conventional roofs, and heating and cooling. In addition, they are being used to address stormwater management and large green roofs are being used to create spaces for public benefit in urban settings.</div></td></tr>
</table>Mtrojanhttps://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=MS4_fact_sheet_-_Green_Roofs&diff=32197&oldid=prevMtrojan at 19:16, 21 April 20172017-04-21T19:16:25Z<p></p>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Green roofs are becoming commonly accepted and installed across the Upper Midwest on buildings of all shapes and sizes. Green roofs are being utilized as a means to reduce costs associated with the life-cycle of conventional roofs, and heating and cooling. In addition, they are being used to address stormwater management and large green roofs are being used to create spaces for public benefit in urban settings.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Green roofs are becoming commonly accepted and installed across the Upper Midwest on buildings of all shapes and sizes. Green roofs are being utilized as a means to reduce costs associated with the life-cycle of conventional roofs, and heating and cooling. In addition, they are being used to address stormwater management and large green roofs are being used to create spaces for public benefit in urban settings.</div></td></tr>
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</table>Mtrojanhttps://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=MS4_fact_sheet_-_Green_Roofs&diff=32145&oldid=prevMtrojan at 02:29, 20 April 20172017-04-20T02:29:14Z<p></p>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>While a green roof may cost 2 to 3 times that of a conventional roof, life expectancy is commonly estimated to be at least twice as long. In addition, when evaluating the cost effectiveness of green roofs, all related cost reductions should be tabulated. For example, these could include the reduced energy costs of the building under the roof, the runoff credits possible through local regulatory programs and the carbon sequestration that could be credited as part of local CO<sub>2</sub> monitoring.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>While a green roof may cost 2 to 3 times that of a conventional roof, life expectancy is commonly estimated to be at least twice as long. In addition, when evaluating the cost effectiveness of green roofs, all related cost reductions should be tabulated. For example, these could include the reduced energy costs of the building under the roof, the runoff credits possible through local regulatory programs and the carbon sequestration that could be credited as part of local CO<sub>2</sub> monitoring.</div></td></tr>
</table>Mtrojanhttps://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=MS4_fact_sheet_-_Green_Roofs&diff=31914&oldid=prevMtrojan at 15:46, 2 March 20172017-03-02T15:46:40Z<p></p>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Cost data indicates that green roof pricing varies from $8<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">/</del>square foot to $28<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">/</del>square foot for eight-inch extensive roof systems. Most cost references quote &#128178;10 to &#128178;12 per square foot (Chicago <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Dept. </del>of Planning <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">& </del>Development). These costs include all aspects of green roof development, from the waterproofing membrane to soil substrate creation to planting. By far the highest costs associated with green roof creation are the soil substrate/growth medium and the plant components associated with it.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Cost data indicates that green roof pricing varies from $8 <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">per </ins>square foot to $28 <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">per </ins>square foot for eight-inch extensive roof systems. Most cost references quote &#128178;10 to &#128178;12 per square foot (<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[https://www.cityofchicago.org/city/en/depts/dcd.html </ins>Chicago <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Department </ins>of Planning <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">and </ins>Development<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">]</ins>). These costs include all aspects of green roof development, from the waterproofing membrane to soil substrate creation to planting. By far the highest costs associated with green roof creation are the soil substrate/growth medium and the plant components associated with it.</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>While a green roof may cost 2 to 3 times that of a conventional roof, life expectancy is commonly estimated to be at least twice as long. In addition, when evaluating the cost effectiveness of green roofs, all related cost reductions should be tabulated. For example, these could include the reduced energy costs of the building under the roof, the runoff credits possible through local regulatory programs and the carbon sequestration that could be credited as part of local CO<sub>2</sub> monitoring.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>While a green roof may cost 2 to 3 times that of a conventional roof, life expectancy is commonly estimated to be at least twice as long. In addition, when evaluating the cost effectiveness of green roofs, all related cost reductions should be tabulated. For example, these could include the reduced energy costs of the building under the roof, the runoff credits possible through local regulatory programs and the carbon sequestration that could be credited as part of local CO<sub>2</sub> monitoring.</div></td></tr>
</table>Mtrojanhttps://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=MS4_fact_sheet_-_Green_Roofs&diff=31913&oldid=prevMtrojan at 15:44, 2 March 20172017-03-02T15:44:33Z<p></p>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>*[http://www1.toronto.ca/wps/portal/contentonly?vgnextoid=3a0b506ec20f7410VgnVCM10000071d60f89RCRD '''City of Toronto – Green Roof Bylaw & Eco-Roof Incentive Program''']. In May of 2009, Toronto became the first city in North America to adopt a bylaw to require and govern the construction of green roofs on new development. The bylaw will apply to all new building permit applications made after January 31, 2010 (residential, commercial and institutional) and January 31, 2011 for all new industrial development. The new bylaw will be required on all new development above 2,000 square meters of gross floor area and have a graduated coverage requirement ranging from 20 to 60 percent.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>*[http://www1.toronto.ca/wps/portal/contentonly?vgnextoid=3a0b506ec20f7410VgnVCM10000071d60f89RCRD '''City of Toronto – Green Roof Bylaw & Eco-Roof Incentive Program''']. In May of 2009, Toronto became the first city in North America to adopt a bylaw to require and govern the construction of green roofs on new development. The bylaw will apply to all new building permit applications made after January 31, 2010 (residential, commercial and institutional) and January 31, 2011 for all new industrial development. The new bylaw will be required on all new development above 2,000 square meters of gross floor area and have a graduated coverage requirement ranging from 20 to 60 percent.</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>*[http://www1.toronto.ca/wps/portal/contentonly?vgnextoid=ad65327cd4cc1410VgnVCM10000071d60f89RCRD&vgnextchannel=2b4fb77320991410VgnVCM10000071d60f89RCRD '''Toronto’s Eco-Roof Incentive Program''']. The scope of polices now available in Toronto to encourage green roof implementation include: 1) Incentives through the Green Roof Incentive Pilot Program with a &#128178;200,000 budget for the first year (2009) providing a &#128178;10<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">/sq.ft</del>. financial incentive up to a maximum of &#128178;20,000 per project, and 2) green procurement by government facilities requiring that green roofs be installed on new City owned buildings and on retrofit projects where feasible.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>*[http://www1.toronto.ca/wps/portal/contentonly?vgnextoid=ad65327cd4cc1410VgnVCM10000071d60f89RCRD&vgnextchannel=2b4fb77320991410VgnVCM10000071d60f89RCRD '''Toronto’s Eco-Roof Incentive Program''']. The scope of polices now available in Toronto to encourage green roof implementation include: 1) Incentives through the Green Roof Incentive Pilot Program with a &#128178;200,000 budget for the first year (2009) providing a &#128178;10 <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">per square foot</ins>. financial incentive up to a maximum of &#128178;20,000 per project, and 2) green procurement by government facilities requiring that green roofs be installed on new City owned buildings and on retrofit projects where feasible.</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>*[http://www.seattle.gov/dpd/codesrules/changestocode/greenfactor/documents/default.htm '''City of Seattle – The Green Factor''']. The Green Factor is a landscape requirement designed to increase the quantity and quality of planted areas in Seattle while allowing flexibility for developers and designers to meet development standards. Permit applicants in affected zones must demonstrate that their projects meet the Green Factor by using the Green Factor Score Sheet. The scoring system is designed to encourage larger plants, permeable paving, green roofs, vegetated walls, preservation of existing trees, and layering of vegetation along streets and other areas visible to the public.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>*[http://www.seattle.gov/dpd/codesrules/changestocode/greenfactor/documents/default.htm '''City of Seattle – The Green Factor''']. The Green Factor is a landscape requirement designed to increase the quantity and quality of planted areas in Seattle while allowing flexibility for developers and designers to meet development standards. Permit applicants in affected zones must demonstrate that their projects meet the Green Factor by using the Green Factor Score Sheet. The scoring system is designed to encourage larger plants, permeable paving, green roofs, vegetated walls, preservation of existing trees, and layering of vegetation along streets and other areas visible to the public.</div></td></tr>
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</table>Mtrojanhttps://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=MS4_fact_sheet_-_Green_Roofs&diff=31912&oldid=prevMtrojan at 15:44, 2 March 20172017-03-02T15:44:03Z<p></p>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>*[http://www.minneapolismn.gov/publicworks/stormwater/green/stormwater_green-initiatives_index '''City of Minneapolis''']. One of the many green initiatives being taken on by the City of Minneapolis is promoting green roofs. Minneapolis has set the goal of completing 150 green roofs around the city by the year 2015. Currently the city has 39 green roofs in place through the collaboration with local businesses, organizations, and other government agencies. In 2008, the city finished the over 5,000 square foot green roof a top the Minneapolis City Hall and Courthouse.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>*[http://www.minneapolismn.gov/publicworks/stormwater/green/stormwater_green-initiatives_index '''City of Minneapolis''']. One of the many green initiatives being taken on by the City of Minneapolis is promoting green roofs. Minneapolis has set the goal of completing 150 green roofs around the city by the year 2015. Currently the city has 39 green roofs in place through the collaboration with local businesses, organizations, and other government agencies. In 2008, the city finished the over 5,000 square foot green roof a top the Minneapolis City Hall and Courthouse.</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>*[https://www.cityofchicago.org/city/en/depts/dcd/supp_info/chicago_green_roofs.html '''City of Chicago – Green Roof & Cool Roof Grants Programs''']. In 2005, the City of Chicago launched its green roofs grant program, offering twenty &#128178;5,000 grants to residents and small businesses to help finance planning and installation. In 2006, forty &#128178;5,000 grants were awarded. Nearing the end of 2006, there were more than 250 public and private green roofs totaling more than 1 million square feet that are under design or construction in Chicago, a true testament to the efficacy of the grant program.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>*[https://www.cityofchicago.org/city/en/depts/dcd/supp_info/chicago_green_roofs.html '''City of Chicago – Green Roof & Cool Roof Grants Programs''']. In 2005, the City of Chicago launched its green roofs grant program, offering twenty &#128178;5,000 grants to residents and small businesses to help finance planning and installation. In 2006, forty &#128178;5,000 grants were awarded. Nearing the end of 2006, there were more than 250 public and private green roofs totaling more than 1 million square feet that are under design or construction in Chicago, a true testament to the efficacy of the grant program.</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>*[http://www1.toronto.ca/wps/portal/contentonly?vgnextoid=3a0b506ec20f7410VgnVCM10000071d60f89RCRD '''City of Toronto – Green Roof Bylaw & Eco-Roof Incentive Program''']. In May of 2009, Toronto became the first city in North America to adopt a bylaw to require and govern the construction of green roofs on new development. The bylaw will apply to all new building permit applications made after January 31, 2010 (residential, commercial and institutional) and January 31, 2011 for all new industrial development. The new bylaw will be required on all new development above 2,000 <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">m² </del>of gross floor area and have a graduated coverage requirement ranging from 20<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">-</del>60 percent.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>*[http://www1.toronto.ca/wps/portal/contentonly?vgnextoid=3a0b506ec20f7410VgnVCM10000071d60f89RCRD '''City of Toronto – Green Roof Bylaw & Eco-Roof Incentive Program''']. In May of 2009, Toronto became the first city in North America to adopt a bylaw to require and govern the construction of green roofs on new development. The bylaw will apply to all new building permit applications made after January 31, 2010 (residential, commercial and institutional) and January 31, 2011 for all new industrial development. The new bylaw will be required on all new development above 2,000 <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">square meters </ins>of gross floor area and have a graduated coverage requirement ranging from 20 <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">to </ins>60 percent.</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>*[http://www1.toronto.ca/wps/portal/contentonly?vgnextoid=ad65327cd4cc1410VgnVCM10000071d60f89RCRD&vgnextchannel=2b4fb77320991410VgnVCM10000071d60f89RCRD '''Toronto’s Eco-Roof Incentive Program''']. The scope of polices now available in Toronto to encourage green roof implementation include: 1) Incentives through the Green Roof Incentive Pilot Program with a &#128178;200,000 budget for the first year (2009) providing a &#128178;10/sq.ft. financial incentive up to a maximum of &#128178;20,000 per project, and 2) green procurement by government facilities requiring that green roofs be installed on new City owned buildings and on retrofit projects where feasible.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>*[http://www1.toronto.ca/wps/portal/contentonly?vgnextoid=ad65327cd4cc1410VgnVCM10000071d60f89RCRD&vgnextchannel=2b4fb77320991410VgnVCM10000071d60f89RCRD '''Toronto’s Eco-Roof Incentive Program''']. The scope of polices now available in Toronto to encourage green roof implementation include: 1) Incentives through the Green Roof Incentive Pilot Program with a &#128178;200,000 budget for the first year (2009) providing a &#128178;10/sq.ft. financial incentive up to a maximum of &#128178;20,000 per project, and 2) green procurement by government facilities requiring that green roofs be installed on new City owned buildings and on retrofit projects where feasible.</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>*[http://www.seattle.gov/dpd/codesrules/changestocode/greenfactor/documents/default.htm '''City of Seattle – The Green Factor''']. The Green Factor is a landscape requirement designed to increase the quantity and quality of planted areas in Seattle while allowing flexibility for developers and designers to meet development standards. Permit applicants in affected zones must demonstrate that their projects meet the Green Factor by using the Green Factor Score Sheet. The scoring system is designed to encourage larger plants, permeable paving, green roofs, vegetated walls, preservation of existing trees, and layering of vegetation along streets and other areas visible to the public.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>*[http://www.seattle.gov/dpd/codesrules/changestocode/greenfactor/documents/default.htm '''City of Seattle – The Green Factor''']. The Green Factor is a landscape requirement designed to increase the quantity and quality of planted areas in Seattle while allowing flexibility for developers and designers to meet development standards. Permit applicants in affected zones must demonstrate that their projects meet the Green Factor by using the Green Factor Score Sheet. The scoring system is designed to encourage larger plants, permeable paving, green roofs, vegetated walls, preservation of existing trees, and layering of vegetation along streets and other areas visible to the public.</div></td></tr>
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